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Reviewer: dimndeb, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 5

Comment: I have always been depressed but have been able to manage it somewhat. Katrina and her devastation both to us, our family and friends pushed me into a deep abyss. For months I could not get out of bed, cried constantly, didn't bathe, didn't care. My Dr. tried several meds before the Cymbalta. The first major step was that it got me out of bed. Then the constant crying started to subsi
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Comment:I have always been depressed but have been able to manage it somewhat. Katrina and her devastation both to us, our family and friends pushed me into a deep abyss. For months I could not get out of bed, cried constantly, didn't bathe, didn't care. My Dr. tried several meds before the Cymbalta. The first major step was that it got me out of bed. Then the constant crying started to subside. I slowly started coming out of the fog. Even the symptoms I had shown before "K" were easing. I did not feel high or euphoric or out of control, but I did not feel hopeless or numb inside either. I began to feel like a real person again. I have been on this medication for over two years now and I guess I will be on it for the rest of my life. I have had no negative effects to speak of. I still cry once in a while if something upsets me, like normal people do, but I feel so much more in control of myself, not out of control emotionally. It has literally pulled me out of the doldrums and I am very pleased with it. Hide Full Comment

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Reviewer: Jenni, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 3

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 4

Comment: This is the first anitdepressant that actually works for me. There are sexual side effects, but they do not bother me because my husband has a low sex drive and I have a very high one. Now we are both on about the same level. The withdrawl symptoms are horrible though. I had a lot of family issues over the past week and completely spaced taking it. I started getting tired all the time, to the poin
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Comment:This is the first anitdepressant that actually works for me. There are sexual side effects, but they do not bother me because my husband has a low sex drive and I have a very high one. Now we are both on about the same level. The withdrawl symptoms are horrible though. I had a lot of family issues over the past week and completely spaced taking it. I started getting tired all the time, to the point that I was falling asleep at work and while driving, I was nauseous and dizzy, and had no energy. Yesterday I had enough of it and that was when I realized it had been 5 days since I took it last. I took my 60mg prescription last night and felt a million times better this morning. I like that I can feel it working, but I am worried about how hard it will be to quit if I ever need to.Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: writingwoman, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 4

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 4

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 4

Comment: I find this med. helpful in chasing away the depression. Even better, it quells some of the muscle pain from fibromyalgia which I've had all my life along with bouts of depression.

Comment:I find this med. helpful in chasing away the depression. Even better, it quells some of the muscle pain from fibromyalgia which I've had all my life along with bouts of depression.Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 2

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 1

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment: After bouncing through many types of anti-depressants to get one that worked, I was eventually changed to this new Cymbalta. In the beginning things seemed to be progressing decently but they have steadily declined ever since though my dosage is constantly increased. The drug isn't difficult so much to take. I'm disgruntled and say it's hard to use because of the stupid way they'
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Comment:After bouncing through many types of anti-depressants to get one that worked, I was eventually changed to this new Cymbalta. In the beginning things seemed to be progressing decently but they have steadily declined ever since though my dosage is constantly increased. The drug isn't difficult so much to take. I'm disgruntled and say it's hard to use because of the stupid way they've got me set up on it. I'm at 180mg a day: 120 in the morning and 60 at night. It would have been much easier to give me a huge bottle of 60mg'ers and take 2 in the morning... but, NO. So now, for bacially one prescribed drug I have two separate prescriptions: 120mg and 60mg: paying twice for what I should only have to pay once. Ripoff!
At this point I'd rather go back to my old AD, Celexa. No, that didn't work either (obvious due the change to Cymbalta) but at least I didn't have the dosage/prescription hassle.
It may, or may not, have also contributed to a definitive spike in my anxiety, psychosis, and paranoia. As the Cymbalta increased, Seroquel also became necessary to take (yet another drug that also isn't working... got a post there too).
Many times I feel like I'd rather just not have any at all. Sure, nothing would be better but at this point I wouldn't be any worse off. And at the very least I'd not be paying for overpriced medication that hasn't done anything more than a glass of water can do!Hide Full Comment

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